H) Early Russian

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How did the Byzantines influence the Early Russians?

St Sophia Cathedral in Kiev built by Yaroslav the Wise in 1037
St Sophia Cathedral in Kiev built by Yaroslav the Wise in 1037

Using the reading pdf and your blank map complete the following tasks:

reading-EarlyRussianHistory.pdf

  1. Label the map of "The Topography of Russia" as indicated below:
    bodies of water [blue ink]: Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Caspian Sea, Dnieper River, Volga River
    mountains [brown ink]: Caucasus, Urals, Carpathians, Tatras
    plains [green ink]: Great Northern European Plain, Steppes
    cities [red ink]: Novgorod, Kiev, Moscow, Odessa, Constantinople, Rome, Athens
    peninsulas [purple ink]: Balkan, Anatolian, Scandinavian, Italian
  2. Why might a territory with plains and rivers be difficult to defend against invaders?
  3. Why did the Vikings dominate the Slavic peoples for many centuries?
  4. Why did Prince Vladimir feel it was important that all of his subjects become Christians.

    Olga of Kiev
    Olga of Kiev

    Prince Vladimir
    Prince Vladimir
  5. How was the new government established in Kiev similar to that of the Byzantine Empire?
    6. What were some of the accomplishments of Yaroslav the Wise?
    7. What were the reasons for the decline of the Kievan state?
    8. How did the Mongols rule Russia?
    9. Why did Alexander Nevsky cooperate with the Mongols?
    10. How did Mongol policies help to pull Russia together as a territory?
    11. Why was Moscow called "The Third Rome?"
    Yaroslav the Wise
    Yaroslav the Wise


    Terms to defineSt. Cyril & St. MethodiusCyrillic AlphabetRusBoyarsPrince VladimirYaroslav the WiseGolden HordeTsar (Czar)

    Useful ppt
    Kievan Russia.ppt